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Parents Leadership Circle

Parents Leadership Circle

Teaching for the Future

MIT offers students an unparalleled “learning by doing” educational experience. Every day, students are challenged and inspired by MIT’s world-renowned and dedicated faculty. Students learn in state-of-the-art facilities designed to nurture their curiosity and intellectual growth. And they live together with friends from all over the world who bring a diverse and broad range of experiences to their lives and the Institute.

Parents Supporting MIT

The Parents Leadership Circle (PLC) is a giving community made up of generous families that provide leadership-level support. By giving, MIT parents help ensure that each student benefits from all that MIT has to offer, while preserving this exceptional experience for generations to come. Support from parent leaders directly impacts the student experience by:

Making an MIT education accessible to promising students regardless of income

Allowing MIT to attract and retain the finest faculty in the world

Enabling more than 500 student groups

Fueling a premiere athletics program

Advancing a vibrant artistic culture

Sustaining student health and wellness programs

In addition, parent leadership support will help advance the MIT Campaign for a Better World, an unprecedented effort to bring all of MIT’s strengths to bear on the world’s most pressing problems.

“As MIT parents, we are enthusiastic advocates of the important role MIT students play in improving the world. Giving to MIT allows us to support our students and the Institute in solving some of the world’s most important problems.”

Hope Mehlman and Eli Hurowitz P ’16, ’18

Join the Circle

By joining the PLC, you become a part of an impactful MIT community that helps support institutional priorities and increases parent engagement and visibility. You will also benefit from access to new programs, initiatives, special events, and faculty forums that provide a lens into your child’s MIT experience. For more information on becoming a more active member of the MIT community, contact the Office of Leadership Giving at 617.715.2947 or plcircle@mit.edu.

MIT Parents Association

The Parents Association is a volunteer-driven organization that connects the parents of current undergraduate students to campus news, events, and each other. Explore the many opportunities the Parents Association has that will allow you to deepen your connection to MIT. Learn more